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Polymedium

Polymedium or Polymedion (Ancient Greek: Πολυμήδειον), also known as Palamedium or Polymedia,[1] was a small town in ancient Aeolis, between the promontory Lectum and Assus, and at a distance of 40 stadia from the former.[2]

Its site is located near Asarlık, Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]

References

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  1. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Book 5.30.32.
  2. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiii. pp. 606, 616. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Image This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Polymedium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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